Chennai vs Monaco City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Monaco City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$7469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$11505
🏠 One person rent	$159	$6524
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$7895
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$6658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	78	21
😀 Quality of life	66	79
🏙️ Population	6.6M	38.4K

The cost of living in Chennai is 94% less expensive than in Monaco City. Cities ranked 8907th and 1st ($433 vs $7469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Monaco, respectively. Check India vs Monaco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.9 months in Monaco City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Monaco City ranked 1st in Monaco, while ranked 4094th and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Monaco City

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	Chennai	Monaco City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$7511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$5954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$6493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$7789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	2.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$85921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$71911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$5.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$17.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$37.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$191
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$2156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$44554

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1460
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1721
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1732
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1510
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1766
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1429
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1543
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1407
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1356
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1498
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1200
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1502
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1396
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1607
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1380
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1553
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1248
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1545
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1425
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1571
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1164
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1473
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1724
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1426
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1449
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1262
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1357
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1364
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1306
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1591
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1616
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1494
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1454
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1448
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1633